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of us. The result of above a dozen observations, 

 ascertained the rate to be ninety miles an hour. 

 After making a tilt with some seal skins which 

 I borrowed at Chateau, I took a walk across the 

 point, and got shots at a good fox and a black 

 duck, with my ritie; also saw a deer, but night 

 came on before I could get up to it. It was nine 

 o'clock when I returned to the tilt very hungry; 

 having eaten nothing since six in the morning: 

 but, instead of dinner being ready, the boy had 

 not been able to light a fire; therefore I was 

 obliged to do that business myself; I soon effected 

 it, and broiled some ducks for our suppers. In my 

 way hither I killed one duck out of the boat, and 

 brought some others along with me. 



Sunday, May 12, 1771. Early in the morning 

 Etuiock and the Indians came to the tilt, and con- 

 ducted me and my baggage home on their sled. 

 We found the bay broken up in the middle, as 

 high as the South head of White-Bear Sound, 

 where we inadvertently got upon loose pans of ice, 

 and were in danger of being driven out to sea; but 

 by the activity of the dogs, we escaped the danger. 

 From Seal Island to Otter Island the ice was very 

 rotten, and knee deep in water. On my arrival 

 at home I was informed that one of my people 

 had killed a deer last week. 



Monday, May 13, 1771. I had the skiff caulked 

 and payed; the boards piled; the foundation for 

 the salmon-house cleared; and other things done. 

 Charles began to dig the garden, Ned took up 

 some seweling, and was at work down the river 



